EUROPOL SAYS WANNACRY RANSOMWARE UNPRECEDENTED
May 1st, 2017
The WannaCry ransomware attack that hit worldwide last week is “at an unprecedented level and will require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits,” according to European police agency Europol. Its European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) “is working closely with affected countries cybercrime units and key industry partners to mitigate the threat and assist victims” and has called in its specialist Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (JCAT), which investigates the most serious international cybercrime cases to probe the attacks. Europol has ...
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